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Borrowers are talking and Nationwide Appraisal Network is listening

By | AMC Communication, Appraisal Compliance, Dodd-Frank, Nationwide Coverage | No Comments

As an appraisal management company, not only is important to make sure our clients are happy with our service, but it’s just as important that we make sure our client’s clients are happy with our service. With a network of over 6500 appraisers located throughout the entire United States, I’m sure you can imagine the magnitude of trying to manage such a service. A little over a year ago, after…

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Appraisal Management Companies & Credit Unions. Are they a match?

By | AMC Communication, AMC Technology, Appraisal Compliance, Nationwide Coverage, Tradeshow | No Comments

As a national appraisal management company with a footprint of over 10,000 appraisers located in all 50 states, we tend to believe that there is a benefit for most by making use of our service. From compliance to vendor management to quality control, the services we provide work to serve those who place compliance and saving time and money at the top of their priority list when it comes to…

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Top 5 reasons it’s best to use an approved vendor

By | AMC Communication, AMC Technology, Appraisal Compliance, Consumer Wins, Nationwide Coverage | No Comments

As a national Appraisal Management Company we are constantly working with new and  existing clients to ensure everyone is getting the most out of their experience in working with Nationwide Appraisal Network. The first part of creating a successful start of a new relationship is to have a good understanding of our client’s goals and objectives in entering into this partnership. Understanding values and direction allows us to create a profile…

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Will the National Appraisal Complaint Hotline backfire on Appraiser Independence?

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The National Appraisal Complaint Hotline is scheduled to go live on March 29th. The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA) wrote a letter to the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) urging them to delay the implementation of the appraisal complaint hotline system. This may come as a shock, since the whole idea behind the hotline was to protect appraiser and Appraiser Independence. So why…

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Our approach to the Appraisal Management business

By | AMC Communication, AMC Technology, Appraisal Compliance, Nationwide Coverage | No Comments

Nationwide Appraisal Network recognizes that, for a variety of business-related reasons, it is not in our best interests to have anything other than good relationships with our network of real estate appraisers. Just like clients and staff, appraisers are part of the structure on which our business is built, committing to treat them fairly and with respect. We believe this is a SMART approach to business. Our reputation in the…

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Knowledge is Power – Appraisal Management Companies need to know in order to succeed.

By | AMC Communication, Borrowers, Customer Service, Nanners | No Comments

When in search of a vendor to partner up with in your everyday business, do you think it’s useful to know how that vendor values knowledge, training, and overall development of their people?  Especially when that vendor is tasked with preserving compliance and quality as part of the process that has an effect on your overall product? 

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Managing Vendors…is there a Secret Recipe to Doing it Right?

By | AMC Communication, Appraisals | No Comments

Many times, when we are called to handle appraisal management for a lender it’s because they are either A. not happy with their current appraisal management service or B. they are doing it in house but are struggling with managing the vendors and the process and therefore, they are not getting the results they need. When dealing with the latter of the two reasons, we understand the struggle.  We have…

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Are All Lenders The Same? Nationwide Appraisal Network Answers.

By | AMC Communication, AMC Technology, Appraisal Compliance, Nationwide Coverage | No Comments

Should we as consumers get lumped into one specific category or should we be viewed as  individuals with different ideals, values, and lives? The obvious answer here is that we should be looked at as individuals because that is what we are. Different things motivate each one of us in a different way. We all run our daily lives differently with respect to our jobs, family, and finances. As human beings…

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Nationwide Appraisal Network Exceeds Average AMC Fees in Texas

By | AMC Communication, Appraisal Compliance, Fees | No Comments

Texas recently conducted a study on Appraisal Management Companies and Real Estate Appraisers. 1584 appraisers and 55 AMCs were surveyed on various aspects of valuation services. The questions were designed to determine the following: Clearly  distinguish between the fees paid to appraisers by Appraisal Management      Companies and fees paid by non-AMC clients for residential appraisals. Capture  any difference in fees paid by property type: single family, condominium,      size or square…

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